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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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